Now, I know that this particular unit isn't much of an upgrade from a G4 Mini and would in fact be a downgrade from an Intel Mini - but it illustrates my point. The iMac has an external video connector. And I seem to recall that the first time I plugged an external display into my MacBook, it mirrored the MB's own display by default.

So the question is, if someone uncovered a 2.16GHz Intel iMac going cheap due to a completely cratered screen, what would they see if they plugged in an external monitor? Would the iMac behave like the MacBook and automatically implement video mirroring?

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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject:

I've read somewhere on the net about this very thing, someone had made himself a very nice case and ended up with a very useable desktop unit.
But search as I may, all I can locate at the moment is this article, same idea just a different end result.

Thanks for the links, guys. I hadn't even thought about making a case; I had visions of simply putting the iMac directly behind the external monitor and connecting the two together. I suppose that for an easy life, it would be best to match the iMac with a monitor with the same native resolution.

After surveying eBay's lists in both the UK and the US, it is difficult to find a suitable machine - they often also are without the original OS X disks or have major parts missing like the HDD.